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Re: germination and wet paper towels

At 03:52 PM 5/21/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Yes, I have tried the paper towel method for peppers but, of course, didn't
>put those in the refrigerator.

Maybe she mean "on" the fridge, because that's a nice warm place.

> Put them in a plastic bag on the kitchen
>counter.  Good, fast germination.  But if you don't get these things quick,
>the roots "weave" themselves into the paper towel.  It's a devil of a time
>getting them out without tearing the roots.  Then there is the problem of
>"planting" these things.  I sort of lay them in a soil block and hope for the
>best.  All but two of them developed into plants.  How do you "plant" these
>things?

Does one *have* to separate them from the paper towel? Can't the seedling be
planted with the (biodegradable) towel?

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